Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6371 12 May 2026, 13:27

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 15:24.012 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:48.851
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:20.948
And I update APT using apt 7.733
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.307
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 2.857
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 11.004
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.406
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 1.576
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.005
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:59.158
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.002
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 53.631
And I update APT using apt 5.402
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 6.368
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.923
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 18.435
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 2.311
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.411
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.885
And I enable persistence 18.638
And I log in to a new session 10.658
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.182
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.615
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.585
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been started 0.108
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 8.031
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.766
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.010
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:30.439
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.152
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:16.653
And I update APT using apt 5.058
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 6.348
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.161
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.064
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 7.722
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.749
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
3:4.507
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.004
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.003
Given a computer 0.110
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:42.603
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.215
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 3.976
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.599
When I start Synaptic 13.063
And I update APT using Synaptic 21.657
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 9.803
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.470
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.764
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.252
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.465
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.655
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.729
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.494
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 1.373
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.224
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.447
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.599
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.444
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.862
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.011
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:54.321
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.003
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.004
Given a computer 0.077
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:23.002
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.006
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 8.834
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 5.055
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.761
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 8.195
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.895
And I enable persistence 7.832
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.058
And I log in to a new session 10.774
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.595
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.049
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.051
And the network is plugged 0.036
And Tor is ready 13.087
And available upgrades have been checked 0.073
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.766
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.729
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 12.674
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 40.755
And I enable persistence 6.825
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.007
And I log in to a new session 11.965
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been started 10.246
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.066
And the network is plugged 0.026
And Tor is ready 17.715
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.064
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.084
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.694
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.920
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.014
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
1:6.734
Before features/support/hooks.rb:270 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:277 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:523 0.005
Given a computer 0.066
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 39.824
And I enable persistence 7.099
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.058
And I log in to a new session 10.892
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 2.020
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 6.264
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.509
After features/support/hooks.rb:531 0.080
After features/support/hooks.rb:335 0.961
After features/support/hooks.rb:104 0.008